The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 February 1896

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 14m FEBRUARY, 1896 DAILY ISSUE, \o. 2, > I
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      201 1 Pook< C.Uyer Q.: VJ Oj. Wiinn Pew n arbour. QsTEAM NAVIGATION Co. HIN v VH\ S PEM N ,S ISD AUSTH VLIA II S, EG\ P RS es GIBRM IVR MALI V ;1N S VENICE, PLYMOI i.I AND <\ MAIL LINE 7 HOMEU VRD D-k:r: Ke mj id M naPfrc
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      477 1 NORD-DEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN. "PHI 1 !u-» <u:<i \\f 11 known stt-amers oi lliis line > Singapore on or abuut the undermentioned dal s. Ol TWA R !)S HuM KV\ A R i>S To arrive Singapore foi T« arnvt bingapore fo r C:;:;ia. Europe A ti 1 g■< Mi Bth Mar
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      686 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKET Under Contract with the N j Agen is at Singapore. Ships Agency, lati Time Table I Steamer From Exoecte' W j Si'v.i Sourabaya. Feb. g»h. S'baya, Bal VanDJetnen. EJatavia. Feb. 16th. Baiavia. G Nienhuys Bmassin. Feb. 1 8th. B'massln.P S k Bila l'.b. »2nd Pan.!,, Bil; Spei
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      714 1 'VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ETHKRLANDS InDIV GoVERNMfcM. a I. DAENDELS ik Co., 3.3 Coi.lyek Quay lor February, 1896. 'iii be despatched for Date i, Ampanan, Macassar, Moluccas, Feb. 171 b. heribon, Samarang, S'baya. Feb. rBth. 'aloLaut, 1 otie,Oongala l ßrow&lk>longan. Feb. Jjrd. i Assalian and Dl.il. Feb. j^th. lent, on, Samarang sc
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      651 1 TJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA I f 1. ,«jo<xr RESERVE Fi.'N'D f 5 no/XX i RESERVE LIABILITY OF t PROPRIETORS i 1'0.000.00c Court of Directors. f. KRAMER, Esq., Chairman. A M-CONACHIE Esq.,— Dcftmr Chairman. D. R. Sassoon, Esq. J\s. J. Bkll Irving, hi, K. M. Gkay, I'.sn M.
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      724 1 *TTHE STRAITS INSURANCE x COMPANY, LIMITED. Established, ISS3. Hiad Ofpick SotMMM Causal Fl :if ScaacßlMm, j xj.ooo Capital Pa -up .'joo.ooc Resekvk Funds 291,2.15 Balance Ol KTockumAoOi m (m Dbc. 1804. Imp 198. Cash Assfts $1.460,.* 10. A. S. MURRAY,— S 1 ary. THE TOKYO MARINL INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. TTHK
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      282 1 DACiriC MAIL STKAM. H COMPANY Ar.'n OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. I I' 1 k, PtOBCi wid Gei i oi Scamers, also to San Fraruivo b> tfa of the aliove lines. J< (m l-.iropean puinis proportiOfMb Special reduced rates piantcd U •>: of the Arm N<v > uid < ittl
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1896.
    883 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1896. i ghtn iintain, A i tiii ii i ,ii the forma! < oro nation ol a new j sovereign is an important event to Court Officials, and has moral effect upon the people, it i- by no means esssi Lial to the
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    MARRIAGE OF MR. C.O. BLAGDEN.
    284 2 MARRIAGE OF MR. C. O. BLAGDEN. At St. Andrew's Cathedral, on Wednesday Mr. Charles Otto Blagdeo, of the Straits Civil Service, was married to Miss Sophie Martin, m the presence ot a large number of friends Alter the service t ;e wedding part) adjourned to Burn Brae," the residence ol
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    CRICKET.
    120 2 Gars im IXI C.C. I XI. A mat* h I veen I < md XI md the Garrison ommenced iii Esplanade j esl but the 1 rains m the afternoon put an end I play. The foil iwii lie si res 1 1 '••.'I. 81l I g Da ...22
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    TEN YEARS AGO.
    140 2 Dr. Manson I- u-L-r I; doctors, wet i ed consecrated at Kodat. The in< ing related a mss work ie< Capt. B ston t'j I (patched R li i Mr. I irrived „J had Ha ich armed .11 <} j I '-of i the trigger. Another spca
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    DECISION OF THE CABINET COUNCIL.
    239 2 DECISION OF THE CABINET COUNCIL. (JONPIDKNCI IS Mi 11 ■\;u, n, >, i ,i Minister ro hwi Faei I i ■•,■>:>. TheP tha uihi^, authoir. loi r.i-^ n result ol Cibmet I',1 dcliberal n i Ira ..a.1, 1 was a genera! expression on the part ol all lh( M tush
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTTLLERY. Corps Orders.
    141 2 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTTLLERY. Corps Orders. I [cad Quartet >ffi( Singapoi 1 February 14th, 1806. i Orderly Officei foi tin ensuing week. jh> Lieut. G. A. Derrick. Orderly Sergeant for the ensuing m■\t >c^{. \V. M tkej i< c. Mr. Evans, having been duly elected, is p'./sird to A. Subdivision Gunner
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    DR. JAMESON AND THE CRIMINAL LAW.
    620 2 DR. JAMESON AND THE CRIMINAL LAW. p ■/,-<_, W'ien Dr. Jamesoa leCl Mafektagand craaad the frontier at the South African Republic it is probable that he did not trouble his head much about the legal aspect of hi<, conduij. i«or, tod* i l it t art] great importance, a iteve*
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    AN INNOCUOUS POISON.
    199 2 According to tin* Edinburgh Even Portube.lo ii! tv had tru im i cperience, vhsch, lor the lime being conaderablj alarmed his friends and neighbours. It appears that he had been drinking not wisely, but well," during the day, and while m his cups" was seund with a
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE TRANSVAAL GOVERNMENT.
      43 2 Big Guns Ordered i! 7 TOBt has two n,or,; battef The Umted St a. Cfe and jj^ A Fair Otic A despMdl from Lord Sa Bayar.l th, I g. A prooiisea bpU deal Dcvcland all poMession of G« t VeaeweU.
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      THE CORONATION OF THE CZAR OF RUSSIA.
      41 2 THE CORONATION OF THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. Representatives oi Chin i Special lele^rain fa \u [mpcfial [iecrer orders i n img < tag to Si envoy to represent Cliin i ol '.lie C/car of R it im almost oertaia i \t [apai
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    451 2 i s chooses, to dispute the so] him, and i propriate I not His i v c read m the J rnor duri: '■ys t Preparations i and a string of trudging up tbt j the weight of the j^o J he responsibility endency !ja& its compensation I rom a
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      213 2 KATZ BROS. GENERAL STORE. Messrs. Katz Bros Beg to announce that their Annual CHEAP CASH SALE W ILI PL AC 1 The Premises fHEI PRESENT OCCI IN BONHAM STREET MfcNCI.N rH 25th day oi January, isth of February. Bißi Tajle Coven Vcivtt Table Co Ltaea radrtc Coven Cotton r_o; e
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      408 2 WANTED 1 lIINKSK InUrpreter, m is) be able n m and rue English and Chinese, and speal 00l oi four roll wing dialecU, Hokkien Cantonese, Khehaad Hochue. S.t! >ry $50. pci moi.ih. \:>p bj htteroniy.i tclosinjftestunonialf I ti.e Secretar] lo t> > ernment, Eaiping, on 0 bafarc 2.ih Febroary, Feb.
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      597 2 i TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED. r Municipil Debentares 5% Vletjjui Company es. r Paiijoro'a Pref. Sh-.u-,. S 1 r.inj.Hip Pagar Dock Shares, al $244. Vpplj 10 FK/VSEH v I v, Kxcluinge nnd S. BruWcrs, la,. 14. IIA CO-NIGHI TO-iNIGHT. n h-LITE SKATING RINK. jo, RAFFLES PL\( K. SIN-I \POKi:. Afternoon Ses
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      20 2 ©cmestic ©ccurcencp. BIRTH. A( Frankfurt on Maine, on the iuh ii stant, the wife ol Louis Katz, ol a daughter.
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      73 2 The Week Public and Bank I ia-u-day. 15th H tjl VVatei 1 a .urn 'um Qomin Ej;^ Saturday. Sunday, i*;h ShrcA c Sunday. M dajr, 17th Hlkl' W ai S V. S. A. M P. 1 0. M L. L. I < Tuesday. 18th •i Shrove Tut Wednesday, tat] High
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    DEPARTURE OF COL. WAY.
    149 3 tSi skm on roTH»Fos lisa 1 V \1 N i VS T n laesdai roooa Col nel W iy, Ll cooMMadaat ol ihe si 1 F usi- If" Singapore tor Colomh where the Troopship P*v«u* a the Ihe men ol tie >l a, Ai formal leave-taking
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    THE NOISE NUISANCE.
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    MUNICIPAL FINANCE IN 1895.
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    COALINGSTATIONS.
    17 3 H i i I P cnthar- W« theve: ere concentra- i is no «am'- mcc to
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    11 3 Wstfi 10 a nhuAt I a ndo Height o*. ail > OB <
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    NEWS OF THE "STEEL-BACKS."
    358 3 •he 3 rs Express (January 16th contans a two rolomn notice of a splendid entertainment got up by our old friends of the s M .i: Northamptonshire] Regiment, m whii ii it keen cri< keter, line shot, and goods l-roand man Capt E. O. Smith, who
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    "CONCERT PITCH."
    267 3 m ihe pi Io! tlicir uiauos to a Id musicians t wit it i I that |ues- -f difficult] m ail rher< neota and pianos have to t coniu i with o- hesl ral military pitch is < i per- < ban the 1 mdon PI liar- >
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    58 3 Lieutenant I barloi D H Bell, R.N.R-, Commander, British India Steam Navigation Company and Lieutenants Donald J. Munro R N.R J. T. W. Charles, RN.R mn Botterworth, R.N R., Charley Btrsett, R#NR <hi Officers m the British India Company, have been selected by the Admiralty tor comoussi «i m the
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    TO THE LAND OF O-YUCHA-SAN.
    1574 3 Yokohama. IV. The Grand and Club Hotels ol Yokohama are second to none m the Far East. They are Loth the property of companies, both ol them keep a steam Launch to embark and disembark passengers and both of i hem keep an excellent table.
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    THE DIFFICULTIES OF EDUCATION.
    409 3 THE DIFFICULTIES OF EDU CATION. I In- Governor ol Hongkong distributed the [jnze- to the s< bolars at Queen College, Hongkong, on Feb. 6th, and made a ng spe< h apod the report ol the examiners the prospects of the school and the disappointment felt at its slow progress. lh<-
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    THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SOLICITORS.
    176 3 A ipplication was made to his honour fudge Lumley Smith, h.c, m the Westminster county court on the iytli uit. to reinstate i ti>e which should have been tried on li. lay last, but which Haj struck out m co«isequ nee oi the non-atten-dance <>( the
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    MILE RECORDS.
    343 3 Sunn I L l i t.me ay.i an mj;o;iioui and painstaking wiiter, supposed by many to be the versatile H. H. Griffin, gave lo the world the various mile iclo!'!^ which were >'.<.l! authenticated, and those whoare fond ol making comparisons will iind the following 'let nh interesting.
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    52 3 Man's greatest responsibility m this woiid is woman and bhc is kept busy seeing that he doesn't ihirk it. PrciM Nfamma— My child, you must not read at youi meals. You cannot attend to two things at once. Uuid-Oh yes I can. I read tl me eye and eat with
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    HOW DID THE THIEF GET IN?
    784 3 \ou u.ike up some morning and mis; i< iir watch, \Diir purse, your best clothes an i Dthet valuables. Yet neither you nor any member vi your family heard a sound during the ni^ht. Neither is [here a sign ol how the thief got
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 3 (CoKKEcn-.i) up to February 14.) On London. Hank 4 m/» 2 2-3 i" demand 2/2- 1 16 Private credit* 3 tn/s 2 z\ documents 3 ni/s 2/j-~'io credits 6 n/s 2/2 On India. Bank demand 1 83-j. On Hongkong. Bank demand i/fep* 11 On Yokohama. Hank demand an. Hank
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    PRODUCE.
    99 3 (February 14.) li l3&£o Gambier 8.40 jo. C ibe No. i 12.50 Pepper, Stack (ordinary Spore) 'o do. VVhite. [Fair I. \V S JE [7.75 Nutmegs I 150s 10 the Ib.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. '"loves (Aroboina) 17 yo Liberian Codec |j. rapioca. '-mall pearl (Hair quality),, 3jo do.
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      93 3 HOLZAPFEL'S COMPOSITIONS COMPANY. LIMITED. Trade Mark: A Four-Haded Propeller m red. For Eastern wai rs we specially n Interkatiokai Couhj slrongest and n efl ctive utifo lANI I H RERS M International Antifouling Ccm position Genuine Rahtjen's Patent Composition HolzapfeTs Patent Soap-stone Composition and Holzapfeis Danhy Composition For Painting Holds,
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      213 3 Hongkong, tec K I iinKiinw. lombo 5c Pomba) '-la,- 1 1 am Deli, Gan Pei u g Gisela, i pm P< nang a. H >tnba) 8 s Ma at !<;..- g, j pm S'JUf rt \X I T H-: g i;ok f r B) .'kalis, &'l.. 4 I'M Saurabaya, s
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      1222 3 SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 14th, 1 8 6 1 s CapM PaH tf Share;, Pd Oi», 1 !S -i )r< n Iko^i.j') $10,000,000 80,000 125/1 siyt. V r;i H<nl<OfCh n3 <*«~ ""■•*> \SgZJl Mossdh. jjg^ R,<.ofCh.n,.I.:p.^S ra,,s MM«BiH j^KM*** A.V'.oo* ,***** fr* Wpo. S.; F wavCo |jo 1O J JOO SbikihMnMCK,U.
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      106 4 McALISTER Co. American Buggies. Sechler Cart b at ilef kwqree,l<a mmiw paac tact I Price nett $250Eureka Can. Price nett $200. HARNESS. Brit I u "t> m Horse Siza S5O Cob S-45 Harness Accessories I UEI iGS Co v O RS CIX< RAPS Saddles. S v >DLE Saddle Accessories. Tidies
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      304 4 John Little Co., Limited. Book Department. Lloyds Encyclopaedic Dictionary m Volumes (complete). Whitaker's Almanacks. Letts' Diaries Nautical Almanacks ANNUALS. I.. -H. Hood'd Diprocx: Pile iiiitUtn.i!. s, Arrow smith In-., h Mason s Sporting, <\:l. &c. Wl AS .V >S oi I roth Ibe Lady Pelican Illustrated London News; Fu< Sara
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      528 4 TO LET No. 134, Sirangoon Road. Rent: Apply ANG TIOW GUAN, Mo. 34, Ujj Nankin Street. Jan. 2i». 20. GODOWNS TO BE LET. No. ji, Tempenss Ro:;d with deep waterfronts >> 57 Japsn Street] Iron roofed and fret- fi pillii-. ibt floor ct Nus. 29 ,50. KatH..., Place, as l
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      423 4 51 McALISTER Co^ HAVE JUST RECEIVE D A FRES H SHI PME N T O F WATSON &Co.'s V V CELEBRATED Atyg? fo i'*\^L Pnce S P er Case whisks M,Miks m\ ssrs «'SPECIAL RESERVE." Bfa| ,|f O) lUi^J^f 5 '-''f/^l^ll ?vi^^fils BH watson s old McALIS TE R CO
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      601 4 W. A. Waffbrd Co. WHOLESALE RETAIL Wine, Spirit Cigar Merchants. BONDED STORE, No. 19 We be^ lo inform oar patrons and die p tli.it all our goods are imported direct from the l)is- tillers, Brewers .-m<l that we arc the Sole Agents tor the following weß-known firms, which enables u--.
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      572 4 The Singapore Free p rr ess Mercantiie Adv er sc r i M C. K««l \-MBf K N0.,,, Pushed a, n^p A!;ey Sin^^ TTHEUadtai Engirt v 1 Sir.:,, feetttemcu; j Protected Nativ* Si ites of iVr.i {Or, Sung- i LJjong, Pahan^ Swbfl— British North Borneo s ar NVth.-riand- I p.-:
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